I have a sweet 2 week old baby girl. During the night she wakes up every 2 - 2.5 hours to feed. During the day she can go much longer without eating (4 hours). She is gaining weight well. So... I know newborns wake up a lot but oh my goodness, I would love to sleep for 3-4 hours in a row once at night. Is this something we just need to live with until she is older or is there anything we can do to encourage baby girl to sleep a little longer at night? please? 
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My son woke up every 2 hours to eat at night for 6 weeks...then it just suddenly stopped and extended to 5 hours! I panicked when I woke up and realized it had been that long because I thought something was wrong with him
My doctor encouraged me to attempt to nurse him every 2 hours during the day or at least offer. He told me my LO would get more food during the day and then go longer at night, but...it honestly just took time (not encouraging, I know).
If you are BF, is it an option to pump before bedtime and then let someone else feed the baby so you can rest?
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Sounds like baby girl has her days and nights mixed up. Try keeping her awake and feeding her more often during the day. It may take some time but she will adjust. Also be sure to have it bright during the day and dark at night.
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We hit 5w today, and aside from one 5.5 hour stretch one night we are pretty much 2.5/3 hours all night. He goes longer during the day and is also gaining well. Just waiting things out and hope the stretches get longer soon! My first wasn't like this, but he (this one!) goes down easy after all his wakings, so I am trying to be patient!
All of this is temporary! Good luck!
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thanks ladies! @TROBERTS1021 I am so looking forward to having my husband be able to do one of the night feedings. I've heard you should wait until they are 3 weeks/one month until introducing a bottle.
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@Alexandra603: on the bottle situation, I would just offer that we have used one from very early on with no issues (early as in a week or so). My bigger concern was my supply-anytime she got a bottle, I tried to pump a bit. But I would think that once ina while for a sleep break for you would be fine!
Hang in there! My baby girl is 10 weeks old, and it does get better!
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Our pediatrician recommended feeding more often during the day (every 2-2.5 hours) so we could sleep more at night. Would you consider waking her to eat during the day?
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Yes, wake her every 2.5 hours to eat during the day and she'll start sleeping in longer chunks at night.
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We were in this position just a few months ago! Thankfully she got her days and nights figured out around 7-8 weeks old, then once she started sleeping in her room around 9 weeks I think it was, it got even better. Good luck!
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I woke my LO every 2.5-3 hours at that age to encourage her filling up during the day and hopefully getting longer stretches at night. It's not for everyone but it worked for us!
ETA: congrats on your new baby girl!
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By the end of the first month my son stretched out to 3 and by 6 weeks was doing 3-4 hour stretches. By 8 weeks was doing one long stretch 5-7 hours. Then He usually slept 7-8 hours with a wake and then back to sleep until he started sleeping through totally. I never woke him during the day.
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Honestly, I think a lot of it is just age related. Waking LO up to eat during the day may help but for us it was mostly just him getting older. DS1 hit a longer stretch of sleep (4-5 hours) at around 7-8 weeks. He then went to about 6+ hours at around 11 weeks and then STTN at around 4 months. DS2 has just stretched to 3 1/2 hours at night the past two nights and he'll be six weeks tomorrow.
The first couple of months are super hard!
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Newborns will be newborns, but I have a couple of tips to help get her days/nights straightened out. At 2 weeks I don't think she has any clue what days/nights are yet but she will start developing a pattern soon. Keep daytime naps and awake time in a bright room and don't muffle your noises. At night, keep her in The same room for wake ups (changing, feeding, soothing back to sleep) and keep the room dark and quiet the whole time. It really helps!!
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Every baby is so different! My first never slept for long periods of time, he had regular night wakings until he started walking at 15 months. My second has been sleeping through most nights since very early on. One thing that has helped was to tank him up before going to bed- I usually spend 8-10pm with him nursing like crazy. I also have been using the swaddle sleep sack, it seems to help too. Maybe what I know now would have helped with my first son, but then again- maybe not!
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